I guess it depends on the conditions of the contract - any operator can have
environmental conditions imposed upon them with suitable penalties to
encourage compliance - the question is whether the current Govt will
actually bother with such things.Otherwise the contract is bound to go to
the cheapest contractor who presumably will cut as many corners as possible
to make a profit on the deal - and that way lies environmental damage for
sure.
2009/9/15 Ian May <>
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> Over the past 20 years having observed the minimal impact from construction
> of several large Telstra projects at various localities including the
> Kimberley, Arnhem Land and the arid zone, areas where remote operating
> logistics are nearly always difficult, it is clear that the big Telco
> follows an ethical, no expense spared, environmental code of practice when
> operating in the bush.
> Potential destruction to natural habitats during construction of the
> proposed national broad band network across Australia is immense.
> Installing the necessary infrastructure for a national fibre optic network
> will require substantial clearance of natural vegetation in many
> geographically sensitive areas.
> The recent decision of the Federal Govt. to proceed with the construction
> of the national broad band network using an unproved inexperienced operator
> and this mornings announcement to break up Telstra has left me wondering
> about unintended consequences and if inexperienced contractors can be
> trusted to handle our natural assets with at least the same professional
> operating conduct that Telstra proved it is capable of.
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> Ian May
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